Bc. Hana Lyčková

Master's thesis

The Problem of Identity in Writing by Paul Auster

The Problem of Identity in Writing by Paul Auster
Abstract:
Tato magisterská práce se zabývá různými formami identity, jak jsou vykresleny v díle současného amerického spisovatele Paula Austera. Cílem práce je podrobně analyzovat problém identity ve třech Austerových dílech: Vynález samoty (1982), Newyorská trilogie (1985) a Travels in the Scriptorium (2007) a najít společné rysy hlavních postav a paralely v jejich pátrání po identitě. Z práce vyplývá, že Austerovi …more
Abstract:
The present Master's Diploma thesis deals with various aspects of identity as they are depicted in writing by a contemporary American writer Paul Auster. The aim of the thesis is to analyze the problem of identity in three Auster's works: The Invention of Solitude (1982), The New York Trilogy (1985) and Travels in the Scriptorium (2007) and to find common features of the protagonists and parallels …more
 

Keywords

identity double identity solitude author displacement retreat multiple identity mirror image memory Paul Auster The Invention of Solitude The New York Trilogy Travels in the Scriptorium
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 11. 2009
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/e082w/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 17. 2. 2010
  • Supervisor: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy

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Teacher Training for Secondary Schools / Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature

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